Nicola Sabatino
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Nicola Sabatino was an Italian composer.
Sabatino was born in Naples
and became one of the late baroque Neapolitan composers centred on the Music conservatories of Naples
and the opera at the Teatro di San Carlo
typified by Porpora, Leonardo Leo
, Francesco Durante
. In November 1774 Sabatino directed his own music for the funeral of Niccolò Jommelli
.
Masses
Oratorios
Cantatas
Instrumental
Sabatino was born in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and became one of the late baroque Neapolitan composers centred on the Music conservatories of Naples
Music Conservatories of Naples
The Music Conservatory of Naples is a music institution in Naples, southern Italy. It is currently located in the complex of San Pietro a Majella.-San Pietro a Majella:...
and the opera at the Teatro di San Carlo
Teatro di San Carlo
The Real Teatro di San Carlo is an opera house in Naples, Italy. It is the oldest continuously active such venue in Europe.Founded by the Bourbon Charles VII of Naples of the Spanish branch of the dynasty, the theatre was inaugurated on 4 November 1737 — the king's name day — with a performance...
typified by Porpora, Leonardo Leo
Leonardo Leo
Leonardo Leo , more correctly Lionardo Oronzo Salvatore de Leo, was an Italian Baroque composer.-Biography:...
, Francesco Durante
Francesco Durante
Francesco Durante was an Italian composer.He was born at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, and at an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesù Cristo, in Naples, where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco. Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the...
. In November 1774 Sabatino directed his own music for the funeral of Niccolò Jommelli
Niccolò Jommelli
Niccolò Jommelli was an Italian composer. He was born in Aversa and died in Naples. Along with other composers mainly in the Holy Roman Empire and France, he made important changes to opera and reduced the importance of star singers.-Early life:Jommelli was born to Francesco Antonio Jommelli and...
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Works
Operas- Cleante (1752, Rome)
- Arsace (30 May 1754, Naples)
- Endimione (1758, Dublin)
Masses
- Mass 1726
- Mass 1728
Oratorios
- Jaele Venice 1743
Cantatas
- Cantata Laetamini fideles alto, 2vn., bc.
- Vola turtur de nido.
Instrumental
- Solo per violoncello.